FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details) (USD $)	Jan. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	$ 64,506,000	$ 57,640,000
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration	22,264,000	29,310,000
Corporate owned life insurance [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	58,971,000	52,655,000
Mutual Funds [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans		1,940,000
Equity securities [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	2,013,000	1,470,000
Mutual Funds [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	2,069,000
Money Market Funds and Cash [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	986,000	1,529,000
Other [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	467,000	46,000
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	5,489,000	4,939,000
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration	0	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Corporate owned life insurance [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	0	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Mutual Funds [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans		1,940,000
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Equity securities [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	2,013,000	1,470,000
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Mutual Funds [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	2,069,000
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Money Market Funds and Cash [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	986,000	1,529,000
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] | Other [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	421,000	0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	59,017,000	52,701,000
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration	0	0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Corporate owned life insurance [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	58,971,000	52,655,000
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Mutual Funds [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans		0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Equity securities [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	0	0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Mutual Funds [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Money Market Funds and Cash [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	0	0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Other [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	46,000	46,000
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	0	0
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration	22,264,000	29,310,000
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Corporate owned life insurance [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Mutual Funds [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans		0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Equity securities [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Mutual Funds [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Money Market Funds and Cash [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Other [Member]
Assets
Deferred compensation plans	$ 0	$ 0